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Counterfeit Drugs Pose a Global Challenge

April 21, 2015 By Art Chimes Leave a Comment

Poor-quality medicines, including counterfeits and those with the incorrect dosage, are a “real and urgent threat” to public health, according to a collection of 17 research papers published in a prominent medical journal. So-called “fake drugs” include expired medicines, those with manufacturing defects, and bogus tablets designed to look like the real thing. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Amir Attaran, Counterfeit Drugs, Patricia Tabernero, University of Ottawa, University of Oxford

How Malaria Parasites Stick to Sides of Blood Vessels

June 5, 2013 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Researchers have identified how malaria parasites growing inside red blood cells stick to the sides of blood vessels in severe cases of malaria. The discovery may advance the development of vaccines or drugs to combat severe malaria by stopping the parasites attaching to blood vessels. The results are now published in the scientific journal Nature. Though researchers have known for over a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: endothelial protein C receptor, EPCR, Joseph Smith, Louise Turner, Matthew Higgins, NIMR Tanzania, PfEMP1, Retrogenix, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Tanzania, Thomas Lavstsen, Thor Theander, University of Copenhagen, University of Oxford

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